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Suzette Jordan

Photo from June 2013Suzette Jordan walked a protest march organised by Maitree in CalcuttaSuzette walked reclaiming self pride. Revealing her identity.Not my shame. Not my fault.I Never Ask For It

•September 30th. 2016. The prime accused Khader Khan was arrested in delhi along with his accomplice Ali Khan Source reference•

December 12th. 2015.

The government has removed the state public prosecutor Sarbani Roy from her job, because she requested and suggested minimum punishment for the three convicted. Law Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said that it was " wrong of Sarbani Roy who was representing the state to seek minimum punishment when they have already been declared guilty by the judge".Source reference

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December 11th. 2015.

Sumit Bajaj, Nasir Khan, Ruman Khan have been given the minimum sentence of ten years for gang rape by the Kolkata Sessions Court. The state lawyer Sarbani Roy did not request the maximum sentence. She told the judge that they were not the prime accused.

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December 10th. 2015.

The three who went through trial, Sumit Bajaj, Nasir Khan, Ruman Khan have been convicted. Forty five witnesses were examined through the trial.

The sentence will be announced on December 11th, 2015.

Five were accused of gang rape. The two who have been missing are Qadir Khan (main accused) and Ali Khan.

Nasir and Ruman were charged with gangrape. threatening. beating her up.

Sumit Bajaj - was charged for gangrape

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Suzette Jordan - Herstory

February 5. 2012

Suzette Jordan is gang raped by five men in a car.

On the night of February 5, Suzette Jordan was at a pub with her friends at Park Hotel, Park Street, Kolkata. Suzette’s friends left the pub over the course of the evening. Suzette had been waiting for a taxi to get back home. A man, Ruman who had befriended her at the bar, offered to drop Suzette home. Sumit drove a Honda city.

Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, a senior leader of Mamata Banerjee's party, said that the rape, "the incident was a misunderstanding between a woman and her 'client' .”

Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, a senior leader of Mamata Banerjee's party, said that the Suzette Jordan case was not of case of sexual assault but a misunderstanding during a deal between a woman and her "client". Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar is a member of parliament from the Trinamool Congress party.

" Why should I hide my face when it wasn't my fault? " "I am tired of hiding my real identity. I am tired of this society's rules and regulations. I am tired of being made to feel ashamed. I am tired of feeling scared because I have been raped. Enough is enough!", Suzette to BBC

"I was made to feel like I was the one responsible for the assault. Because I had come out of the nightclub [with a man], I was made to feel that I invited rape."

"But I am trying. I am forcing myself to get over the fear. I can't stop living because I am a rape victim."

A film based on the Park Street rape case, blocked by the censor board, has been given the go-ahead by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, its producer said Friday. The 107-minute Bengali film directed by Partha Mukherjee and produced by Debjani Roy was 'banned' from being screened by the regional office of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on grounds that Kolkata's Raj-era Park Street was shown in 'poor light' in the context of the rape incident.

Suzette Jordan is referred to as the " Park Street Rape Victim" andrefused entry into Ginger, a restaurant in Kolkata.

Suzette Jordan and a friend are out . Suzette visits Ginger Restaurant and is denied entry. The restaurant manager is questioned. He refers to Suzette as to as a "trouble maker" and " attention seeking ". Ginger authorities goes on to say that " she had an outstanding bill", " was drunk and making a commotion".